Since dividing on
July 3, 1806 Travelers
Rest present day Missoula, Montana; the explorers had been exploring
separate routes. Captain Lewis and nine men went to pursue a direct
route to the Missouri, then explore Maria's river. Captain Clark and
the rest of the party went a new route to the Jefferson River, then
descended to the Three Forks and then proceeded with a detachment party to
explore the Yellowstone, while Sergeant Ordway, with nine men, descended
the Missouri.